Articles by Prof. Peter Morici: 2009

December
Senate Democrats Health Care Ruse
December 22, 2009
Impact of Blizzard on Holiday Shopping
December 19, 2009
Want a Tax Break like Citigroup, Send the President 20 Bucks
December 16, 2009
Obama Talks Tough but Kowtow to Bankers
December 14, 2009
Recession Ends for Summers but for Who Else?
December 14, 2009
Stimulus Spending and Lost Hope
December 7, 2009
Good News on Jobs but Don't Break Out the Champagne
December 4, 2009
Friday's Job's Report: Unemployment to Stay Above 10 Percent in 2010
December 3, 2009
Obama Confronting the Consequences of Bureaucracy and Corruption
December 1, 2009
November
The High Cost of Health Care Reform
November 20, 2009
America's Leadership Deficit
November 18, 2009
China's Yuan, Not the Dollar, Is Too Cheap
November 16, 2009
Trade Deficit Threatens a Double-Dip Recession, Economic Armageddon
November 12, 2009
Bank Reform Legislation
November 11, 2009
The Washington Follies: Stocks Soar, Unemployment Passes 10 Percent and the Dollar Slumps
November 9, 2009
Friday’s Job’s Report: Unemployment Bumps 10 Percent?
November 5, 2009
Intolerance and Arrogance Cost Democrats Virginia and New Jersey
November 4, 2009
October
The Falling Dollar and China’s Cries for a Global Currency
October 8, 2009
Friday’s Employment Report and Economic Recovery
October 2, 2009
September
Health Care Reform is a Loser for President Obama
September 29, 2009
No Big News from G20 Summit
September 25, 2009
Washington’s Neglect of Main Street Banks Threatens Recovery
September 24, 2009
Trade Deficit Threatens “W” Shaped Recovery, Destroys Jobs
September 9, 2009
Friday’s Employment Report and the Recovery
September 3, 2009
Main Street Banks May Crush the Recovery
September 2, 2009
August
How Obama Could Win Big on Health Care
August 31, 2009
An “X” Shaped Recovery and Old Time Religion
August 24, 2009
Blue Dogs, Health Care and the Devil
August 20, 2009
Democrats Are Heading for a Train Wreck
August 19, 2009
Obama’s Troubles with Health Care
August 18, 2009
Health Care Reform and the Divine Right of Kings
August 12, 2009
Trade Deficit Dampens Recovery and Destroys Jobs
August 10, 2009
July
Health Care: Creating Real Competition to Lower Costs
July 30, 2009
Durable Goods: Green Shoots Beneath the Brown Grass
July 29, 2009
How Much Leverage Does China Have?
July 28, 2009
Economic Talks with China Not Likely to Accomplish Much
July 27, 2009
The President’s Health Care Pitch
July 23, 2009
A Jobless Recovery and Strong Stock Market
July 22, 2009
Health Care and President Obama’s Sinking Approval Ratings
July 20, 2009
President Obama’s Donut Economics
July 17, 2009
Why Obama’s Economic Policies Are Failing
July 13, 2009
Trade Deficit Negates Stimulus Spending
July 8, 2009
Restart for U.S.-Russian Relations?
July 7, 2009
Health Care Reform and My Expensive Education in Economics
July 6, 2009
June
The Economics of Michael Jackson
June 26, 2009
Fixing China Trade Key to a Sustainable Recovery
June 25, 2009
Reforming Bank Regulation: A Systemic Regulator and Resolution Authority Won’t Avert or Resolve Future Crises
June 23, 2009
Press Advisory
June 17, 2009
President Obama’s Flawed Jobs Claims
June 10, 2009
Trade Deficit Expected to Rise, Overwhelms Effects of Stimulus
June 9, 2009
A Moderate Recovery and Bull Market
June 6, 2009
Friday’s Jobs Report: Unemployment and Stock Prices Heading Up
June 4, 2009
May
The Recession Still Has Time to Run but the Stock Market Is Headed North
May 27, 2009
Uncle Sam’s “F” Rated Bonds
May 20, 2009
Fixing Health Care
May 18, 2009
Trade Deficit Rise in March, Drags on Recovery
May 12, 2009
Ford Public Offering a Smart Move
May 11, 2009
Trade Deficit Expected to Rise, Negates Effects of Stimulus
May 11, 2009
Friday’s Jobs Report: Look to Retail Employment for Signs of Turnaround, Unemployment Headed Above 9 Percent
May 7, 2009
Stress Tests: Investors Should Steer Clear of Banks Found Needing New Capital
May 7, 2009
Thursday’s Unemployment Claims Report
May 6, 2009
Chrysler, Stress Tests and Swine Flu
May 3, 2009
April
The Great Recession
April 27, 2009
Economic Recovery and the “D” Word
April 27, 2009
Treasury Prepares for Chrysler Bankruptcy Filing
April 23, 2009
Chrysler and How the Government Can Screw Up Capitalism
April 23, 2009
Housing Sales, Durable Goods Orders and Signs of Economic Recovery
April 22, 2009
Housing Sales and Fixing the Economy
April 21, 2009
Thursday's Housing Starts Data and the Economic Outlook
April 16, 2009
Taxing Grandma to Pay Goldman Sachs
April 14, 2009
Recession Pushed Down Trade Deficit, Rebound Coming
April 9, 2009
The Trade Deficit, Appeasement and Economic Decline
April 8, 2009
Economy Looses 663,000 Jobs in March Businesses Gird for Depression
April 3, 2009
March
Obama Courting Disaster
March 26, 2009
Stewart vs. Cramer
March 23, 2009
Stewart vs. Cramer
March 16, 2009
AIG, GM and Who Is the Fool?
March 15, 2009
U.S. Records Huge Trade Deficit
March 13, 2009
Treasury’s Flawed Plan for Citigroup and Other Banks
March 4, 2009
Friday’s Jobs Report Unemployment Headed for 9 Percent
March 2, 2009
February
Is Nationalization Inevitable?
February 24,  2009
U.S. Registers $677 Billion Trade Deficit in 2008
February 11,  2009
Friday’s Jobs Report - Unemployment Headed for 9 Percent
February 5, 2009
Sophistry Reigns Supreme
February 3, 2009
January
Fixing the Banks
January 22, 2009
U.S. Records Huge Trade Deficit
January 13, 2009
The Economy Is in a Depression
January 9, 2009
Friday’s Jobs Report: Unemployment Headed for 8 Percent
January 8, 2009